The radiothon will benefit Sacred Heart Children’s Hospital through Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals. The live broadcast is a culmination of community fundraising efforts to help provide sick and injured children along the Gulf Coast with quality, compassionate care, regardless of their ability to pay.

One hundred percent of funds raised through the radiothon will help patients continue to receive care at Sacred Heart Children’s Hospital. To make a donation during the radiothon, call 416-5437.

For additional information, call the Sacred Heart Foundation at 416-4660.

Bloodmobile locations this week

The OneBlood bloodmobile will be at the following locations this week:

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10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at Northview High School, 4100 West U.S. 4, Century.

Blood donors who donate twice between Nov. 1, 2013 and March 31 will be entered into a drawing to win a 2014 KIA Soul. The drawing will include first and second place winners who will receive a $250 and $150 gas card respectively. Eligibility rules can be found on the website at www.oneblood.org/kia, at any of the OneBlood donor centers or on the bloodmobiles.

Donors must be at least 16 years of age with parental consent, weigh 110 pounds, be in good health and have a picture ID. Each donor will receive a wellness checkup of blood pressure, pulse, temperature, iron count, a cholesterol screening and special T-shirt.

During the month of March, Sacred Heart Health System’s Mission in Motion will provide the following free heart-health and osteoporosis health screenings in for adults who are poor, elderly and uninsured.

Heart-health screenings measure blood pressure, blood sugar and total cholesterol, and can detect anemia. The screenings are helpful in diagnosing conditions that put people at high risk for heart attack, stroke, diabetes and other health problems. Osteoporosis screenings measure bone density.